St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-28
O. P. Huntington Brazenly Acknowledges
the Use of Corruption Fund by
the Pacific Roads.
It Is Expended at Washington Through
Legal Counsel to Explain" Things
Satisfactorily. aat s2
Lawyer Dos Passos Anxious to Send
ST. Louis 81 San Francisco OFF,
GERS to Jail.
More Appeals to the Interstate Com
miSston--LocaI Railway
News.


to-day at its office in Wall street. Ex-Gov.
Robert f. Pattison. of Pennsylvania, swore
c. P. Huntington, who was the first witness.
The examination was conducted by Il. Ellory
Anderson. T he witness stated that he had
been connected with the road since its organ
itation in 1861. His particular business was
to attend to financial matters. The main
office was in San Francisco, where the d.
rectors' meeting took place. Himself and
another vice president lived in New York,
hut the company never kept a set of books
here.
This evening c. P. Huntington stated that
the company'S lawyer at Washington was
paid $4,000 per year salary and was allowed
from $4,000 to $4,000 to explain to people
in Washington that it was to the advantage
of the public and not the company he was
interested in, that the company's schemes
should be approved in congress. Gen.
Franchol was their counsel for many years.
Their counsel was never asked what he did
with the money nor was he called upon TO
produce vouchers. If he asked for $4,000
he could have it, because the witness knew il
would be
PUT TO a GOOD USE.
Mr.. Huntington told the commissions rs
they had no idea how many people there were
in Washington to whom 1t was necessary TO
'eXplain." The commissioners expressed
surprise that no vouchers were taken for such
large expenditures. The balance sheets pub
pany were produced and Mr.. Huntington was
asked to explain an item of $63. 600 in the
statement of 1873 for legal expenses. The
witness said that he could only offer the same
explanation he had already given-that the
money was used in sex planning" things q.
Washington. The company had to educate
the people in Washington-they had TO
explain The witness was then asked
10 give an illustration. He said:
You want to get Richard Roe, who repre-
sents certain district, to do something
Well, you cannot speak to him. You send
into his district and get John Doe to tell
Richard Roe that what you want is just the
very thing for that district The witness
denied that money had ever been given TO
congressman to influence them i'll favor OF
the company, but he admitted that the COM
panyS counsel had used more money than
usual while congress was setting. Some
of the money might have been
explained" in champagne dinners cigars.
What the witness meant by educating" was
that the company had to show that the COM
paDy'S object or scheme would be more for
the benefit of the public than of the COM
pany. They had to explain to the people at
Washington that it was better to build the
line on solid rock in the bay of San Francisco
than it was to build on piles. Moral influence
had to be brought to bear on the Washing
ton people. Witness was then questioned as
10 the lease of the Central Pacific to the
Southern Pacific. and he admitted that he
was interested in both companies and had
recommended the consolidation. The pro-
ceedings then adjourned.
The st. Louis & San Francisco Row.
NEW YORK, April 27.-George Winslow and
several others of the st. Louis s. San Fran
cisco Railroad company were present to-day
in the supreme court chambers before Judge
Donohue, when John r. Dos Passos argued
his motion to punish them for contempt of
court for refusing to present themselves and
produce their books before George II. Foster
referee in the mandamus proceedings insti-
tuted by Walter Delman OF the firm of E. l..
Oppenheim Co. Mr.. Dos Passos said he be-
Heved the action of the company was DELHI
crate conspiracy TO prevent Mr.. Delman from
getting ut the books of the company. He
said these men had insulted the court. They
had diSregarded its mandate, and Mr.. Dos
Passos asked that they be made to feel the
hand of the court. He asked that they be sent
TO jail, so that in future when a stakeholder
of Il railroad corporation in the exercise o.
this right applies to the court its order may
not be disobeyed upon the excuse that the
Offenders, acted on advice of counsel John
K. Burrill, in reply, said there had been no
dlSrespect OF any order of the court, as that
order had merely sent the case to the referee.
who had the power to direct the officers to
appear before him. The subpoena served
upon the officers. he said, was made out by
the attorney, and not by the court or referee.
Mr.. Burriil said that he had given the advice
to the officers TO disregard the subpoena. Hc
stated that Gen. Winslow had Yesterday ap-
peared before the referee aud that the other
officers were willing to do so. He presented
the aiiidayits of Gen. Wiusow and the others
that when the subpoena was served upon
them they were not shown the order of the
court. Edward Lauterbach argued in the
same strain. In his reply Mr.. Dos Passes
said that the whole case was mixed with lies
and insisted hat the officers be sent to Jail
Judge Donohue reserved his decision.